ARLINGTON—One lane of westbound I-66 will be closed nightly at Williamsburg Boulevard from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Wednesday (Feb. 23-25). According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, crews will use a crane on Williamsburg Boulevard under I-66 to set steel beams for bridge widening.

Flaggers for the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority will also temporarily stop Metro train traffic during the lifts for safety.

Arlington residents near Westmoreland and I-66 will hear periodic crane noise during the lifts, magnified by the work’s location under the overpass. VDOT apologizes for this inconvenience and thanks residents for their patience during these three nights.

The work is part of a $23 million project to improve westbound I-66 inside the Beltway by connecting the Washington Boulevard on-ramp to the off-ramp at the Dulles Airport Access Road, creating a new one-mile stretch of auxiliary lane. A new 12-foot shoulder will have full-strength pavement capable of carrying traffic during emergencies. The project is expected to be complete this summer.

A similar project completed in December 2011 connected Fairfax Drive and Sycamore Street ramps to a create continuous lane of almost two miles. A third project between Lee Highway and Glebe Road is planned but not yet fully funded for construction.

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